# PhishDestroy threat dossier — variationnal.io ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-04 05:28:48 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/variationnal.io/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 63/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: GNAME.COM PTE. LTD. Nameservers: miki.ns.cloudflare.com, sam.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-26 Expires: 2027-05-26 Page title: Just a moment... HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-25 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: fa414783124f171988f788adabe9af649da3a36f4518f755ef5f4a1f25a11cbd ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: CLOSED — no report required. This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file for audit but no formal notice was sent. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-05-26 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-03 16:01:44 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-04 07:07:22 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-04 00:02:01 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f2847-b926-76c3-b532-29c3676f1cff/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/variationnal.io crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.variationnal.io Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=variationnal.io AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/variationnal.io URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/variationnal.io/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-03 16:04:35 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, variationnal.io, is currently under investigation for hosting a generic phishing scheme designed to mimic Cloudflare security challenges. The site displays a deceptive 'Just a moment...' page, a common tactic used to trick users into believing they are undergoing a legitimate security verification process. Such pages are frequently employed to harvest credentials, deploy malware, or redirect victims to secondary phishing infrastructure. The domain does not currently exhibit overt signs of crypto drainers or brand impersonation but remains a potential vector for credential theft or session hijacking due to its ambiguous entry point and lack of transparent functionality. Infrastructure analysis reveals several notable indicators. The domain resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3 and was registered on May 26, 2026, through GNAME.COM PTE. LTD. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, a common choice for both legitimate and malicious domains due to its free and automated issuance process. As of the latest assessment, the domain has not been flagged by any of the 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, and no blocklist entries have been recorded. The creation date, set in the future (2026), is anomalous and suggests potential domain spoofing or a misconfigured registration timestamp, which is often observed in fraudulent operations. Users who have visited variationnal.io should take immediate remedial actions. Clear all browser cache, cookies, and active sessions to eliminate any stored authentication tokens or tracking identifiers. Monitor financial and account activity for unauthorized transactions or login attempts, particularly if any credentials were entered during the visit. If the site prompted for personal information or login details, consider rotating passwords for critical accounts and enabling multi-factor authentication where available. Network-level blocking of the domain and its associated IP (188.114.96.3) is recommended for organizations to prevent further exposure. Given the domain's current status as active and under investigation, continued vigilance is advised until further intelligence is available. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - Public blocklists: now listed on 3 feeds ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: fa414783124f171988f788adabe9af649da3a36f4518f755ef5f4a1f25a11cbd ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates: - VirusTotal positive ratio - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus, CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB) - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor) - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.) - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording) - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures) - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...) - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal) - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record) - Human researcher sign-off (operator takedown team) A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite score and the individual indicators above, not just VT. ## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/variationnal.io/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=variationnal.io Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 174,417 domains (12,719 alive under monitoring, 160,880 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io